Category Archives: Opinion

Tuesday, November 12, 1996

Tuesday, November 12, 1996 FUTURE: Clinton’s second term promises more than what it will likely be able to deliverBy Darrin Hurwitz When the smoke clears, who really won the elections of 1996 and what do they mean for us? At the Biltmore Hotel downtown, where Democrats including myself gathered to watch election returns, the mood […]

Tuesday, November 12, 1996 Honor Veterans through tranquility It’s Veteran’s Day (or shortly thereafter) and I can’t help but think about what that means as I pass the thousands standing at rock-solid attention along Veteran Avenue on my trek from Lot 30 to our cheery campus. I used to park in Lot 3, making Sunset […]

Monday, November 11, 1996 WELFARE: Federal aid doesn’t hurt rich, but poor who work hard to support their familiesBy Brian Choate "It (Government) does not keep the country free. It does not settle the west. It does not educate. The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished, and it […]

Monday, November 11, 1996SPEECH: Thousands of Daily Californians snatched in radical protest against Prop. 209 endorsementThe editors of the Daily Bruin are incensed by a recent incident at UC Berkeley. A group, apparently upset by the Daily Californian’s endorsement of Proposition 209, stole nearly 30,000 copies of the newspaper in an attempt to quell the […]

Monday, November 11, 1996 UNLUCKY: When life kicks you one in the butt, just crawl back into bed Last Monday I had one of those days. You know the kind I’m talking about ­ I took a midterm with a raging cold and spent more time blowing my nose into soggy tissues than I did […]

Monday, November 11, 1996 PROPOSITION: USAC needs to address all students’ concernsBy Adam Reed So the election is over and what do ya know? Proposition 209 passed. Not a surprise to a majority of Californians who obviously believe in equality. What’s done is done and although I am ecstatic that 209 has passed and it […]